Review: Bound by Forever by S. Young

Bound by Forever by S. Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review.

It is no secret that I love this series! This installment is no exception, I thought this was the final book but there is one more which is a happy surprise. So far each book in this series is a standalone with an interconnected storyline. The ending of this book gives you a glimpse of what you can expect in the next book, but I would say you could have read this without having read the previous two books in the series. This book does stand on its own two feet and while it does have some foreshadowing for what comes next, doesn't have a cliffhanger ending. The story closes nicely, but promises that there is more to come.

This follows Niamh, who has been present in the previous books helping both Thea and Rose in their previous journeys. Niamh is one of the few remaining fae born children left, and she is burdened by her knowledge of the fae world and her gifts. She's been in hiding for most of her life, but when her brother is killed and she can't use her gift of visions to save him she loses herself. Enter Kiyo, an immortal werewolf who has been hired to protect Niamh from other supernaturals who may want to use her or harm her and protect her from herself as she's going down a path of destruction in the wake of her brother's death. The two of them don't immediately hit it off and grate on each other's nerves until Niamh has a vision involving Kiyo. Realizing that he is somehow involved in the path she is supposed to take to save the remaining fae born, she agrees to work with him. Kiyo realizes that if he is going to succeed as her protector, he has to open up to her a bit if they are going to build any trust. Having been a lone wolf for so long, he hasn't put his trust in anyone in a long time, but he finds it easy to confide in Niamh even when she does things that infuriate him.

As they follow her visions to Tokyo, things heat up as old debts are called in to be paid and new enemies surface. Niamh and Kiyo have to continue working on their trust to make their partnership work as they try to uncover what is going on and how they can save the other fae born and the world. All the while dealing with all sorts of difficulties, Kiyo and Niamh can't fight the blossoming attraction forming between them. When they finally give into their feelings, the sparks literally fly and let me tell you the steam factor is through the roof. Their relationship is a slow burn, but it is so worth it when it finally happens. All I have to say is that hair washing scene was amazing!!!

I absolutely adore this series, the characters Samantha has created, and I can't wait for the next one!

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